Why Are You Still Standing Here?
He said to them, "Why are you standing here idle all day?"
— Matthew 20
A reflective look at the Common Lectionary readings.
He said to them, "Why are you standing here idle all day?"
— Matthew 20
...in no way intimidated by your opponents. For them this is evidence of their destruction, but of your salvation.
— Philippians 1
Search for the Lord and his strength; continually seek his face.
— Psalm 105
I will ponder the glorious splendor of your majesty and all your marvelous works.
— Psalm 145
The Crowd, the Prophet, and the Way Forward
The whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
— Exodus 16
And should I not be concerned about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also many animals?
— Jonah 4
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.
— John 12
For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything; but a new creation is everything!
— Galatians 6
He humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death.
— Philippians 2
All who were incensed against him shall come to him and be ashamed.
— Isaiah 45
...when he comes to judge the earth.
— Psalm 98